teach

verb

1. 教（课程）；讲授；教授
   to give lessons to students in a school, college, university, etc.; to help sb learn sth by giving information about it
   1. She teaches at our local school.
      她在我们当地的学校任教。
   2. He taught for several years before becoming a writer.
      他教了几年书之后成为作家。
   3. I'll be teaching history and sociology next term.
      下学期我教历史和社会学。
   4. to teach school (= teach in a school)
      当学校教师
   5. He teaches English to advanced students.
      他教高年级学生英语。
   6. He teaches them English.
      他教他们英语。
2. 教；训练
   to show sb how to do sth so that they will be able to do it themselves
   1. Could you teach me to do that?
      你能教我干那活儿吗？
   2. My father taught me how to ride a bike.
      我父亲教会了我骑自行车。
3. 教育；教导；使懂得（情理）
   to make sb feel or think in a different way
   1. She taught me to be less critical of other people.
      她教育我不要太苛求于人。
   2. My parents taught me that honesty was always the best policy.
      我父母教导我，诚实永远是处世的最佳原则。
   3. Our experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons.
      我们流亡的经历给了我们许多宝贵的教训。
4. 使引以为戒；惩戒
   to persuade sb not to do sth again by making them suffer so much that they are afraid to do it
   1. Lost all your money? That'll teach you to gamble.
      你把钱都输光了？这是赌博给你的教训。
   2. I'll teach you to call (= punish you for calling) me a liar!
      你说我撒谎，我就对你不客气！
   3. The accident taught me a lesson I'll never forget.
      这次事故给了我一个终生难忘的教训。

1. VERB 教;教会
   If you teach someone something, you give them instructions so that they know about it or how to do it.
   1. The trainers have a programme to teach them vocational skills...
      培训师计划教他们一些职业技能。
   2. George had taught him how to ride a horse...
      乔治已经教会了他骑马。
   3. She taught Julie to read...
      她教朱莉识字。
   4. The computer has simplified the difficult task of teaching reading to the deaf.
      电脑简化了教聋人阅读这一艰巨的工作。
2. VERB 教育;教导;使学会
   To teach someone something means to make them think, feel, or act in a new or different way.
   1. Their daughter's death had taught him humility...
      他们女儿的死使他学会了谦逊。
   2. He taught his followers that they could all be members of the kingdom of God...
      他教导信徒们说，他们都可以升入天国。
   3. Teach them to voice their feelings.
      训练他们敢于表达自己的感受。
3. VERB 教授;讲授;教书
   If you teach or teach a subject, you help students to learn about it by explaining it or showing them how to do it, usually as a job at a school, college, or university.
   1. Ingrid is currently teaching Mathematics at Shimla Public School...
      英格丽德目前在希姆拉公立学校教数学。
   2. The topic is not taught in degree courses...
      学位课程不讲授这个课题。
   3. She taught English to Japanese business people...
      她教日本商人学英语。
   4. She has taught for 34 years...
      她已从教 34 年。
   5. She taught children French.
      她教孩子们学法语。
   6. ...this twelve month taught course.
      这门为期 12 个月的课程
4. See also: teaching

1. He uses tapes of this program to teach English.
   他用这个节目的录像带教授英语。
2. She offered to teach me to crochet
   她提出要教我钩织东西。
3. I want to teach Irish so that it won't die out.
   我想教爱尔兰语，这样它就不会彻底消失。
4. British educationalists are divided about how best to teach reading.
   英国教育学家在如何以最佳方式教授阅读的问题上存在分歧。
5. If I can't make a living at painting, at least I can teach someone else to paint
   如果我不能靠画画谋生，至少我可以教别人画画。
6. The last thing I wanted to do was teach
   我最不想干的事情就是教书。
7. Peter offered to teach them water-skiing
   彼得主动提出教他们滑水。
8. We should teach the young by placing responsibility on them and by trusting them in real endeavors
   我们应该通过让年轻人承担责任、令他们进行真正的尝试来教育他们。
9. One Sunday he began trying to teach the two puppies to walk on a leash.
   一个星期天，他开始尝试训练两只小狗系上皮带走路。
10. The long-term future of the country rests on how we teach our children.
    国家的长远未来取决于我们如何教育孩子。
11. There are seasoned professionals who can teach you and show you what to do
    有经验丰富的专家教你，并向你演示怎么做。
12. Any experience can teach and strengthen you, but particularly the more difficult ones
    任何经历都能使你从中受益并让你变得坚强，而那些比较艰难的经历尤其如此。
13. The trainers have a programme to teach them vocational skills
    培训师计划教他们一些职业技能。
14. George had taught him how to ride a horse
    乔治已经教会了他骑马。
15. She taught Julie to read
    她教朱莉识字。
16. The computer has simplified the difficult task of teaching reading to the deaf.
    电脑简化了教聋人阅读这一艰巨的工作。
17. Their daughter's death had taught him humility
    他们女儿的死使他学会了谦逊。
18. He taught his followers that they could all be members of the kingdom of God
    他教导信徒们说，他们都可以升入天国。
19. Teach them to voice their feelings.
    训练他们敢于表达自己的感受。
20. Ingrid is currently teaching Mathematics at Shimla Public School
    英格丽德目前在希姆拉公立学校教数学。
21. The topic is not taught in degree courses
    学位课程不讲授这个课题。
22. She taught English to Japanese business people
    她教日本商人学英语。
23. She has taught for 34 years
    她已从教34年。
24. She taught children French.
    她教孩子们学法语。
25. She was trying to teach him to play the guitar.
    她在试着教他弹吉他。
26. I teach psychology by way of a range of traditional lectures, practicals and tutorials.
    我采用传统授课与实践和指导相结合的方式教授心理学。
27. They were still trying to teach her to read and write
    他们还在试图教她读书写字。
28. He is qualified to teach English.
    他教英语是合格的。
29. They can teach with one heart and one mind without the worries behind.
    他们能一心一意教学而没有后顾之忧。
30. Teach me how to ride a bicycle.
    请你教我怎样骑自行车。

  educate coach teach train【导航词义：教育，培训】

  educate v. 教育

〔辨析〕较正式用词，多指进行学校教育，通常用被动语态。

  coach v. 〈尤英〉辅导

〔辨析〕指对体育运动、工作、技能等进行培训或进行考前辅导。

  teach v. 教，讲授

〔辨析〕普通用词，指教授某人具体知识、技能、道理等。

  train v. 培训，训练

〔辨析〕指培训人或动物的某种技能或进行体育训练。

v.

teach your grandmother to suck eggs

• 教奶奶嘬鸡蛋；在能人面前逞强；班门弄斧
  to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can

(you can't) teach an old dog new tricks

• 老大（不）可教；（无法）改变人们长时间形成的思想（或做事方法等）
  (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time

verb

1. accustom gradually to some action or attitude
   1. The child is taught to obey her parents

2. impart skills or knowledge to
   1. I taught them French
   2. He instructed me in building a boat

   Synonym:    learninstruct